The Katowice urban area (Polish: Konurbacja katowicka, pronounced [kɔnurˈbat͡sja katɔˈvit͡ska]), also known as the Upper Silesian urban area (Konurbacja górnośląska, [kɔnurˈbat͡sja ɡurnɔˈɕlɔ̃ska]), is an urban area/conurbation in southern Poland, centered on Katowice.

[3] English: Katowice conurbation,[6][7] Upper Silesian conurbation,[8][9][10][11] Upper Silesian urban area[12][13].Polish: konurbacja katowicka,[14] konurbacja górnośląska,[15][16] konurbacja śląska,[17] konurbacja śląsko-dąbrowska,[18][19] aglomeracja katowicka,[20] aglomeracja górnośląska[21][22][23][24].

In the years 2008-2017, the Metropolitan Association of Upper Silesia encompassed the 14 cities with powiat rights of the urban area.

In 2017, it was replaced by the Metropolis GZM, however, the latter includes a total of 41 gminas of the wider Katowice metropolitan area, and doesn't include Jaworzno due to political reasons.

According to Statistics Poland, the Katowice urban area consists of 19 bordering cities in the Silesian Voivodeship: Będzin, Bytom, Chorzów, Czeladź, Dąbrowa Górnicza, Gliwice, Jaworzno, Katowice, Knurów, Mikołów, Mysłowice, Piekary Śląskie, Ruda Śląska, Siemianowice Śląskie, Świętochłowice, Sosnowiec, Tychy, Tarnowskie Góry, and Zabrze.